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4 Preston St, Blair Athol SA 5084

House

2

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

542 m²

Land

89 m²

Building

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Districts View

What should you know about this lot before spending serious money?

Why this property?

  • CalculationLand 542 m² against a 89 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Blair Athol (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,707/m² of land (n=80). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.

What could make it worth less?

No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Official planning layers are still retrieving for this parcel — check back before relying on zoning or overlay absence.
  2. 2No hazard layer has been retrieved — confirm flood, bushfire and heritage exposure from council mapping before an offer.

Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.

Price evidence

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Blair Athol (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,707/m² of land (n=80). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Blair Athol at a glance

5,458

People

$968,000

Median sale

$540/wk

Median rent

2.90%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 37 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Blair Athol report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning data is being calculated

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: unavailable
  • Dataset: unavailable
  • Retrieved: not yet retrieved
  • Version: planning-v1

Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.

Site

Terrain

Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.

Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.

Flood, bushfire and heritage

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Flood

Not retrieved

Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Bushfire

Not retrieved

Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Heritage

Not retrieved

Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Records

Property history

  1. Soldprice unknown21 Aug 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted2 Aug 2023

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

SA

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet. A suburb median or growth rate is not a reason this particular lot would outperform. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $540/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.

What competition will it face?

Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Verdict

What this means for this property

Districts view

Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.

Detail

The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”

Read more

Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.

The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.

Evidence

What is known for this property

Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.

1 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Unknown

    Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • Honest achievable rent

    Knownlow

    This is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.

  • Rental supply pressure

    Unknown

    Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.

  • Why is this cheap?

    Unknown

    The constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”

  • Catalyst exposure

    Unknown

    Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

  • This lot's DA history

    Unknown

    Development applications have not been queried for this parcel.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    Statutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Area

Blair Athol in one glance

Blair Athol at a glance

5,458

People

$968,000

Median sale

$540/wk

Median rent

2.90%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 37 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Blair Athol report →

Keep researching

  • Why Blair Athol? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Blair Athol →
  • Other records on Preston St →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Norwood

Renovators, Investors, Creators!

Introducing 4 Preston St, Blair Athol-an unpolished gem with infinite potential. Truly a renovator's paradise and a golden opportunity to create your own haven, this Torrens Titled, two-bedroom maisonette is a treasure trove for those with vision, nestled on a generous 542sqm allotment with a 12.11m frontage.

The property offers all the ingredients for making the dream of home ownership, investment, or development a reality. The generous backyard provides a canvas for family memories, complete with a large garage for practical needs and hobbies.

The home comprises of two bedrooms, a practical kitchen with a combined meals area, and the separate front lounge room provides a cosy fireplace for the colder months. The bathroom has a vanity and large open shower, with a detached toilet in the laundry. With a touch of love, the existing functional layout can be transformed into a comfortable, vibrant home.

Read the full description

With the generous allotment size, it's an opportunity to transform this property into something spectacular, mirroring the transformation witnessed in the neighbouring properties on the street.

Location is key, and this property couldn't be more central. A selection of local shops, schools, and dining options are all conveniently close by. Major retail hubs such as the Churchill Centre, Costco, Gepps Cross Homemaker Centre, and NorthPark Shopping Centre are all within arm's reach. All of this, and you're just a twenty-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD, twenty-minutes from the beach, and it's under thirty-minutes to the beautiful Adelaide Hills for winery and nature-trail adventures.

Property Features:

• Two-bedroom and one-bathroom home

• Front lounge room has a fireplace for the colder months

• Combined meals and kitchen area

• The bathroom has a large open shower and vanity, with a detached toilet in the laundry

• Internal laundry room with backyard access

• Carpet flooring in the bedrooms and lounge room

• Vinyl flooring in the kitchen and meals area

• Large garage in the backyard

• Ample parking in the driveway behind the manual security sliding gate

• Rainwater tank in the spacious backyard

• Generous 542sqm allotment with 12.11m frontage

• Within twenty-minutes of the CBD

• Freshly painted and partially renovated

• Opportunity to renovate and landscape the gardens

• Blair Athol North School is only two minutes away

Schools:

The nearby unzoned primary schools are Blair Athol North B6 School, Enfield Primary School, Northfield Primary School, Pooraka Primary School, and Prospect North Primary School.

The nearby zoned secondary school is Roma Mitchell Secondary School.

Information about school zones is obtained from education.sa.gov.au. The buyer should verify its accuracy in an independent manner.

Disclaimer: As much as we aimed to have all details represented within this advertisement be true and correct, it is the buyer/ purchaser's responsibility to complete the correct due diligence while viewing and purchasing the property throughout the active campaign.

Ray White Norwood are taking preventive measures for the health and safety of its clients and buyers entering any one of our properties. Please note that social distancing will be required at any open inspection.

Property Details:

Council | Port Adelaide Enfield

Zone | URN - Urban Renewal Neighbourhood\\

Land | 542sqm(Approx.)

House | 89sqm(Approx.)

Built | 1950

Council Rates | $1036.75 pa

Water | $153.70 pq

ESL | $197.75 pa

Listing description written by Rajwant Singh, Ray White Norwood — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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